STATE OF UTAH - IQ JOC

PLEASE READ ENTIRE DESCRIPTION The Western Facilities Construction CMT of the U. S. Postal Service is seeking construction contractors for an Indefinite Quantity Job Order Contract (IQ JOC) at postal facilities within the State Utah. Contractors must be licensed to perform this type of work in the entire geographic area and must agree to perform work in the entire geographic area. See maps in solicitation documents. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work includes all labor, materials, equipment and services necessary for a wide range of repair and alteration projects. SOLICITATION: The solicitation package (CD) will be made available on September 16, 2015. The solicitation will be divided into four parts: 1) the Solicitation, 2) Construction Task Catalog, 3) USPS Construction Specification, and 4) DOL Wage Rates. QUALIFICATION: Explanation of evaluation process. The Qualification Statement of all offering firms will be evaluated based on the criteria provided in this solicitation. Offering firms evaluated to be the most highly qualified will be advanced for the next evaluation phase, Management Plans and Price Proposals. The Management Plans of the most highly qualified firms will be evaluated based on the criteria provided in this solicitation. The Construction Cost Proposals of these firms will be reviewed for math accuracy. For this solicitation, cost is of equal importance to technical/management. The Postal Service may not necessarily make an award based on the lowest Cost Proposal or to the highest evaluated firms Management Plan. The Postal Service is seeking the best value between cost and technical/management ability. PROPOSAL: Contractors will be required to submit a Technical Qualification Statement, Management Plan, and Cost Proposal. The multipliers will apply for the entire geographic area. Refer to JOB ORDER CONTRACT below for details regarding the contract type and multipliers. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: (1) Contractors must be fully licensed to perform construction work in the geographic area; (2) Contractors must have been in the construction business for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years as of the date of this solicitation, there is no requirement that eligible contracting firms remained identical entity for the five consecutive year period, although legal entity change (such as from a partnership to a corporation) that occurred during this five year period should be clearly documented and if key personnel were retained this should also be documented; (3) Contractors must provide proof of bonding with a minimum aggregate dollar amount of $3,000,000 or more; and (4) Contractors must provide a 24/7 contact - name and phone number. JOB ORDER CONTRACT: The contract is a unit price standard type arrangement for a two-year period with two possible two-year renewal options. The initial contract value will be $1,000,000. Performance bonds and payment bonds, as well as a Sub-Contracting Plan, will be required from the successful offeror(s). The contract amount may be increased, by modification and with an appropriate increase in bonding, up to $9,900,000. The maximum amount of any work order is $750,000. The work order amount is typically within a range of $10,000 to $150,000. The Postal Service may award multiple contracts for the geographic area. Small, minority-owned, and women-owned subcontracting participation is encouraged. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING: A pre-proposal meeting will be held on September 30, 2015, beginning at 10:00 AM MST, at the Sheraton Salt Lake City, City Creek Conference Room, 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City UT 84101. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, but strongly recommended. HOW TO RECEIVE SOLICITATION PACKAGE: Interested CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, meeting the minimum criteria stated herein, may obtain a Solicitation package in a CD Format, send request to suzanne.w.bistline@usps.gov . Offerors are strongly encouraged to submit their proposals by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service: First Class, Priority, or Express Mail. Submittals will not be returned. All contractors will be advised of their status within 120 days after the solicitation closes.